Five airlines are not getting a temporary pass to leave passengers stuck in planes on runways. The U.S. Department of Transportation Thursday denied the airlines’ requests for a temporary exemption from a new rule limiting tarmac delays. As a result, all U.S.…
Will pilot’s savvy flying also avert NY lawsuits?
Date: 1/22/2009 By DAVID B. CARUSOAssociated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A savvy pilot saved at least 155 lives when he guided a disabled US Airways jet to a relatively gentle landing in the Hudson River last week. He…
NTSB: Airliner’s engines lost power at same time
Date: 1/19/2009 By KAREN MATTHEWSAssociated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A jetliner that crash-landed in the Hudson River had lost power simultaneously in both engines after reaching an altitude of only 3,200 feet, the plane’s black box recorders revealed…
Plane’s recorders support hero pilot’s account
Date: 1/19/2009 By KAREN MATTHEWSAssociated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The black box recorders recovered from the US Airways jetliner that splashed down in the Hudson River captured thumping sounds, the sudden loss of engine power and the pilot’s…
A national hero but not quite in the spotlight
Date: 1/18/2009 By VERENA DOBNIKAssociated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) — They are already talking about building a statue of Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger. Lucrative book and movie deals could follow. But even though the death-defying pilot of Flight 1549…